THE COMMENTARIES OF CAIUS JULIUS CAESAR
INDEX
N.B. The numerals refer to the book, the figures to the chapter. G. stands for the Gallic War, C. for the Civil.
Acarnania
a region of Greece, Carnia
Acco
prince of the Senones, his conduct on Caesar's approach, G. vi.
4; condemned in a council of the Gauls, vi. 44
Achaia
sometimes taken for all Greece, but most commonly for a part of
it only; in Peloponnesus, Romania alta
Achillas
captain of Ptolemy's guards, sent to kill Pompey, C. iii. 104;
appointed by Pothinus commander of all the Egyptian forces, ibid. 108;
heads an army of twenty thousand veteran troops, ibid. 110
Acilla
or Achilla, or Acholla. There were two cities in Africa of this
name, one inland, the other on the coast. The modern name of the latter
is Elalia
Acilius
Caesar's lieutenant, C. iii. 15
Actium
a promontory of Epirus, now called the Cape of Tigalo, famous for a naval victory gained near it, by Augustus, over M. Antony
Actius
a Pelignian, one of Pompey's followers, taken by Caesar, and
dismissed in safety, C. i. 18
Actius Rufus
accuses L. Apanius of treachery, C. iii. 83
Actius Varus
prevents Tubero from landing in Africa, C. i. 31; his
forces, C. ii. 23; his camp, ibid. 25; engages Curio, ibid. 34; his
danger, defeat, and stratagem, ibid. 35
Adcantuannus
sallies upon Crassus at the head of a chosen body of
troops, G. iii. 22
Addua
the Adda, a river that rises in the Alps, and, separating
the duchy of Milan from the state of Venice, falls into the Po above
Cremona
Adriatic Sea
the Gulf of Venice, at the extremity of which that city
is situated
Adrumetum
a town in Africa, Mahometta; held by Considius Longus
with a garrison of one legion, C. ii. 23
Aduatuuci
(in some editions Atuatici), descendants of the Teutones
and Cimbri, G. ii. 29; they furnish twenty-nine thousand men to the
general confederacy of Gaul, ibid. 4; Caesar obliges them to submit, ibid. 29
Aedui
the Autunois, a people of Gaul, near Autun, in the country
now called Lower Burgundy; they complain to Caesar of the ravages
committed in their territories by the Helvetii, G. i. 11; join in a
petition against Ariovistus, ibid. 33; at the head of one of the two
leading factions of Gaul, G. vi. 12; Caesar quiets an intestine
commotion among them, C. vii. 33; they revolt from the Romans, G. vii.
54; their law concerning magistrates, ibid. 33; their clients, i. 31;
vii. 75
Aegean Sea
the Archipelago, a part of the Mediterranean which lies
between Greece, Asia Minor, and the Isle of Crete
Aeginium
a town of Thessaly; Domitius joins Caesar near that
place, C. iii. 79
Aegus and Roscillus
their perfidious behaviour towards Caesar, C. iii.
59, 60
Aegyptus
Egypt, an extensive country of Africa, bounded on the west
by part of Marmarica and the deserts of Lybia, on the north by the
Mediterranean, on the east by the Sinus Arabicus, and a line drawn from
Arsino[)e] to Rhinocolura, and on the south by Aethiopia. Egypt,
properly so called, may be described as consisting of the long and
narrow valley which follows the course of the Nile from Syene
(Assooan) to Cairo, near the site of the ancient Memphis. The name
by which this country is known to Europeans comes from the Greeks, some
of whose writers inform us that it received this appellation from
Aegyptus, son of Belus, it having been previously called Aeria. In the
Hebrew scriptures it is called Mitsraim, and also Matsor and Harets
Cham; of these names, however, the first is the one most commonly
employed
Aemilia Via
a Roman road in Italy, from Rimini to Aquileia, and from
Pisa to Dertona
Aetolia
a country of Greece, Despotato; recovered from Pompey by
the partisans of Caesar, C. iii. 35
Afranius
Pompey's lieutenant, his exploits in conjunction with
Petreius, C. i. 38; resolves to carry the war into Celtiberia, ibid.
61; surrenders to Caesar, ibid. 84
Africa
one of the four great continents into which the earth is
divided; the name seems to have been originally applied by the Romans to
the country around Carthage, the first part of the continent with which
they became acquainted, and is said to have been derived from a small
Carthaginian district on the northern coast, called Frigi. Hence, even
when the name had become applied to the whole continent, there still
remained in Roman geography the district of Africa Proper, on the
Mediterranean coast, corresponding to the modem kingdom of Tunis, with
part of that of Tripoli
Agendicum
a city of the Senones, Sens; Caesar quarters four
legions there, G. vi. 44; Labienus leaves his baggage in it under a
guard of new levies, and sets out for Lutetia, G. vii. 57
Alba
a town of Latium, in Italy, Albano; Domitius levies troops in
that neighbourhood, C. i. 15
Albici
a people of Gaul, unknown; some make them the same with the Vivarois; taken into the service of the Marseillians, C. i. 34
Albis
the Elbe, a large and noble river in Germany, which has its
source in the Giant's Mountains in Silesia, on the confines of Bohemia,
and passing through Bohemia, Upper and Lower Saxony, falls into the
North Sea at Ritzbuttel, about sixty miles below Hamburg
Alces
a species of animals somewhat resembling an elk, to be found in
the Hercynian forests, C. vi. 27
Alemanni
or Alamanni, a name assumed by a confederacy of German tribes,
situated between the Neckar and the Upper Rhine, who united to resist
the encroachments of the Roman power. According to Mannert, they derived
their origin from the shattered remains of the army of Ariovistus
retired, after the defeat and death of their leader, to the mountainous
country of the Upper Rhine. After their overthrow by Clovis, king of the
Salian Franks, they ceased to exist as one nation, and were dispersed
over Gaul, Switzerland, and Nether Italy. From them L'Allemagne, the
French name for Germany, is derived
Alemannia
the country inhabited by the Alemanni
Alesia
or Alexia, a town of the Mandubians, Alise; Caesar shuts up
Vercingetorix there, C. vii. 68; surrounds it with lines of
circumvallation and contravallation, ibid. 69, 72; obliges it to
surrender, ibid. 89
Alexandria
a city of Egypt, Scanderia. It was built by Alexander
the Great, 330 years before Christ; Caesar pursues Pompey thither, C.
iii. 106
Aliso
by some supposed to be the town now called Iselburg; or,
according to Junius, Wesel, in the duchy of Cleves, but more probably Elsen
Allier Elaver
Caesar eludes the vigilance of Vercingetorix, and by
an artifice passes that river, G. vii. 35
Allobroges
an ancient people of Gallia Transalp[=i]na, who
inhabited the country which is now called Dauphiny, Savoy, and Piedmont. The name, Allobroges, means highlanders, and is derived from
Al, "high," and Broga, "land." They are supposed to be disaffected to
the Romans, G. i. 6; complain to Caesar of the ravages of the
Helvetians, ibid. 11
Alps
a ridge of high mountains, which separates France and Germany from
Italy. That part of them which separates Dauphiny from Piedmont was
called the Cottian Alps. Their name is derived from their height, Alp
being an old Celtic appellation for "a lofty mountain"; Caesar crosses
them with five legions, G. i. 10; sends Galba to open a free passage
over them to the Roman merchants, G. iii. 1
Alsatia
a province of Germany, in the upper circle of the Rhine, Alsace
Amagetobria
a city of Gaul, unknown; famous for a defeat of the
Gauls there by Ariovistus, G. i. 31
Amantia
a town in Macedonia, Porto Raguseo; it submits to Caesar,
and sends ambassadors to know his pleasure, C. iii. 12
Amanus
a mountain of Syria, Alma Daghy, near which Scipio sustains
some losses, C. iii. 31
Amani Pylae
or Amanicae Portae, Straits of Scanderona
Ambarri
a people of Gaul, uncertain; they complain to Caesar of the
ravages committed in their territories by the Helvetii, G. i. 11
Ambialites
a people of Gaul, of Lamballe in Bretagne. Others take the
word to be only a different name for the Ambiani; they join in a
confederacy with the Veneti against Caesar, G. iii. 9
Ambiani
or Ambianenses, the people of Amiens; they furnish ten
thousand men to the general confederacy of the Belgians against Caesar,
G. ii. 4; sue for peace, and submit themselves to Caesar's pleasure, G.
ii. 15
Ambianum
a city of Belgium, Amiens
Ambibari
a people of Gaul, inhabiting Ambie, in Normandy
Ambiorix, his artful speech to Sabinus and Cotta, G. v. 27; Caesar
marches against him, G. vi. 249. Ravages and lays waste his territories, ibid. 34; endeavours in vain to get him into his hands, ibid. 43
Ambivareti
a people of Gaul, the Vivarais. They are ordered to
furnish their contingent for raising the siege of Alesia, G. vii. 75
Ambivariti
an ancient people of Brabant, between the Rhine and the
Maese; the German cavalry sent to forage among them, G. iv. 9
Ambracia
a city of Epirus, Arta; Cassius directs his march
thither, C. iii. 36
Ambrones
an ancient people, who lived in the country which is now
called the Canton of Bern, in Switzerland
Amphilochia
a region of Epirus, Anfilocha. Its inhabitants
reduced by Cassius Longinus, C. iii. 55
Amphipolis
a city of Macedonia, Cristopoli, or Emboli. An
edict in Pompey's name published there, C. iii. 102
Anartes
a people of Germany, Walachians, Servians, or Bulgarians,
bordering upon the Hercynian Forest, G. vi. 25
Anas
a river of Spain, the Guadiana, or Rio Roydera, bounding that
part of Spain under the government of Petreius, C. i. 38
Ancalites
a people of Britain, of the hundred of Henley, in
Oxfordshire; they send ambassadors to Caesar with an offer of
submission, G. v. 21
Anchialos
a city of Thrace, near the Euxine Sea, now called Kenkis
Ancibarii
or Ansivarii, an ancient people of Lower Germany, of and
about the town of Ansestaet, or Amslim
Ancona
Ancona, a city of Italy, on the coast of Pisenum. It is
supposed to derive its name from the Greek word [Greek: agkon], an angle
or elbow, on account of the angular form of the promontory on which it
is built. The foundation of Ancona is ascribed by Strabo to some
Syracusans, who were fleeing from the tyranny of Dionysius. Livy speaks
of it as a naval station of great importance in the wars of Rome with
the Illyrians. We find it occupied by Caesar (C. i. 2) shortly after
crossing the Rubicon; Caesar takes possession of it with a garrison of
one cohort, C. i. 11
Andes
Angers, in France, the capital of the duchy of Anjou
Andes
a people of Gaul, the ancient inhabitants of the duchy of Anjou;
Caesar puts his troops into winter quarters among them, G. ii. 35
Andomadunum Lingonum
a large and ancient city of Champagne, at
the source of the river Marne, Langres
Anglesey Mona
an island situated between Britain and Ireland, where
the night, during the winter, is said to be a month long, G. v. 13
Angrivarii
an ancient people of Lower Germany, who dwelt between the
Ems and the Weser, below the Lippe
Ansivarii
see Ancibarii
Antiochia
Antachia, an ancient and famous city, once the capital
of Syria, or rather of the East. It is situate on two rivers, the
Orontes and the Phaspar, not far from the Mediterranean; refuses to
admit the fugitives after the battle of Pharsalia, C. iii. 102
Antonius Mark Antony
Caesar's lieutenant, G. vii. i i; quaestor,
G. viii. 2; governor of Brundusium, C. iii. 24; his standing for that
priesthood, G. vii. 50; obliges Libo to raise the siege of Brundusium,
C. iii. 24; and in conjunction with Kalenus transports Caesar's troops
to Greece, ibid. 26
Apamea
Apami, a city of Bithynia, built by Nicomedes, the son of
Prusias
Apennine Mountains
a large chain of mountains, branching off from the
Maritime Alps, in the neighbourhood of Genoa, running diagonally from
the Ligurian Gulf to the Adriatic, in the vicinity of Ancona; from which
it continues nearly parallel with the latter gulf, as far as the
promontory of Garganus, and again inclines to Mare Inferum, till
it finally terminates in the promontory of Leucopetra, near Rhegium. The
etymology of the name given to these mountains must be traced to the
Celtic, and appears to combine two terms of that language nearly
synonymous, Alp, or Ap, "a high mountain," and Penn, "a summit"
Apollonia
a city of Macedonia, Piergo. Pompey resolves to
winter there, C. iii. 5; Caesar makes himself master of it, ibid. iii.
12
Appia Via
the Appian road which led from Rome to Campania, and from the
sea to Brundusium. It was made, as Livy informs us, by the censor,
Appius Caecus, A.U.C. 442, and was, in the first instance, only laid
down as far as Capua, a distance of about 125 miles. It was subsequently
carried on to Beneventum, and finally to Brundusium. According to
Eustace (Classical Tour, vol. iii.), such parts of the Appian Way as
have escaped destruction, as at Fondi and Mola, show few traces of
wear and decay after a duration of two thousand years
Apsus
a river of Macedonia, the Aspro. Caesar and Pompey encamp over
against each other on the banks of that river, C. iii. 13
Apulia
a region of Italy, la Puglia. Pompey quarters there the
legions sent by Caesar, C. i. 14
Aquilaria
a town of Africa, near Clupea. Pompey quarters there the
legions sent by Caesar, C. i. 14; Curio arrives there with the troops
designed against Africa. C. ii. 23
Aquileia
formerly a famous and considerable city of Italy, not far from
the Adriatic, now little more than a heap of ruins, Aquilegia. Caesar
draws together the troops quartered there, G. i. 10
Aquitania
a third part of ancient Gaul, now containing Guienne, Gascony, etc.
Aquitani
the Aquitanians reduced under the power of the Romans by
Crassus, G. iii. 20-22; very expert in the art of mining, ibid. 21
Arar
or Araris, a river of Gaul, the Sa[^o]ne; the Helvetians receive a
considerable check in passing this river, G. i. 12
Arduenna Silva
the forest of Ardenne, in France, reaching from the
Rhine to the city of Tournay, in the low countries; Indutiomarus
conceals in it the infirm and aged, G. v. 3; Caesar crosses it in quest
of Ambiorix, G. vi. 29
Arecomici Volcae
Caesar plants garrisons among them, G. vii. 7
Arelate
or Arel[=a]tum, or Arelas, a city of Gaul, Arles. Caesar
orders twelve galleys to be built there, C. i. 36
Ariminum
a city of Italy, Rimini; Caesar having sounded the
disposition of his troops, marches thither, C. i. 8
Ariovistus
king of the Germans, his tyrannical conduct towards
the Gauls, G. i. 31; Caesar sends ambassadors to him demanding an
interview, ibid. 34; he is defeated and driven entirely out of Gaul, ibid. 52
Arles
see Arelate
Armenia
a country of Asia, divided into the greater or lesser,
and now called Turcomania
Armorici
the ancient people of Armorica, a part of Gallia Celtica, now Bretagne; they assemble in great numbers to attack L. Roscius in his
winter quarters, G. v. 53
Arretium
a city of Etruria, in Italy, Arezzo; Antony sent
thither with five cohorts, C. i. 10
Arverni
an ancient people of France, on the Loire, whose chief city was
Arvernum, now Clermont, the capital of Auvergne; suddenly invaded,
and their territories ravaged by Caesar, G. vii. 8
Asculum
a town of Italy, Ascoli; Caesar takes possession of it, C. i.
16
Asparagium
a town in Macedonia, unknown; Pompey encamps near it with
all his forces, C. iii. 30
Astigi
or Astingi, a people of Andalusia, in Spain
Athens
one of the most ancient and noble cities of Greece, the capital
of Attica. It produced some of the most distinguished statesmen,
orators, and poets that the world ever saw, and its sculptors and
painters have been rarely rivalled, never surpassed. No city on the
earth has ever exercised an equal influence on the educated men of all
ages. It contributes to fit out a fleet for Pompey, C. iii. 3
Atrebates
an ancient people of Gaul, who lived in that part of the
Netherlands which is now called Artois; they furnish fifteen thousand
men to the general confederacy of Gaul, G. ii. 4
Attica
a country of Greece, between Achaia and Macedonia, famous on
account of its capital, Athens
Attuarii
a people of ancient Germany, who inhabited between the Maese
and the Rhine, whose country is now a part of the duchy of Gueldes
Atuatuca
a strong castle, where Caesar deposited all his baggage, on
setting out in pursuit of Ambiorix, G. vi. 32; the Germans unexpectedly
attack it, ibid. 35
Augustodunum
Autun, a very ancient city of Burgundy, on the river
Arroux
Aulerci Eburovices
a people of Gaul, in the country of Evreux, in
Normandy
Aulerci Brannovices
a people of Gaul, Morienne
Aulerci Cenomanni
a people of Gaul, the country of Maine
Aulerci Diablintes
a people of Gaul, le Perche
Aulerci reduced by P. Crassus
G, ii. 34; massacre their senate, and
join Viridovix, G. iii. 17; Aulerci Brannovices ordered to furnish their
contingent to the relief of Alesia, G. vii. 7; Aulerci Cenomanni furnish
five thousand, ibid.; Aulerci Eburovices three thousand, ibid.
Ausci
a people of Gaul, those of Auchs or Aux, in Gascony; they
submit to Crassus and send hostages, G. iii. 27
Ausetani
a people of Spain, under the Pyrenean mountains; they send
ambassadors to Caesar, with an offer of submission, C. i. 60
Auximum
a town in Italy, Osimo, or Osmo; Caesar makes himself
master of it, C. i. 15
Avaricum
a city of Aquitaine, the capital of the Biturigians, Bourges; besieged by Caesar, G. vii. 13; and at last taken by storm, ibid. 31
Axona
the river Aisne, Caesar crosses it in his march against the
Belgians, G. ii. 5, 6
Bacenis
a forest of ancient Germany, which parted the Suevi from the
Cherusci; by some supposed to be the Forests of Thuringia, by others
the Black Forest; the Suevians encamp at the entrance of that wood,
resolving there to await the approach of the Romans, G vi. 10
Baculus
P. Sextius, his remarkable bravery, G. vi. 38
Baetica
in the ancient geography, about a third part of Spain,
containing Andalusia, and a part of Granada
Bagradas
a river of Africa, near Ut[)i]ca, the Begrada; Curio
arrives with his army at that river, C. ii. 38
Baleares Insulae
several islands in the Mediterranean Sea,
formerly so called, of which Majorca and Minorca are the chief; the
inhabitants famous for their dexterity in the use of the sling, G. ii. 7
Batavi
the ancient inhabitants of the island of Batavia
Batavia
or Batavorum Insula, Holland, a part of which still retains
the name of Betuwe; formed by the Meuse and the Wal, G. iv. 10
Belgae
the inhabitants of Gallia Belgica. The original Belgae were
supposed to be of German extraction; but passing the Rhine, settled
themselves in Gaul. The name Belgae belongs to the Cymric language, in
which, under the form Belgiaid, the radical of which is Belg, it
signifies warlike; they are the most warlike people of Gaul, G. i. 1;
withstand the invasion of the Teutones and Cimbri, G. ii. 4; originally
of German extraction, ibid.; Caesar obliges them to decamp and return
to their several habitations, ibid. 11
Belgia
Belgium, or Gallia Belgica, the Low Countries, or Netherlands
Bellocassi
or Velocasses, a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Bayeux, in Normandy; they furnish three thousand men to the relief of
Alesia, G. vii. 75
Bellovaci
an ancient renowned people among the Belgae, inhabiting
the country now called Beauvais in France; they furnish a hundred
thousand men to the general confederacy of Belgium, G. ii. 4; join in
the general defection under Vercingetorix, G. vii. 59; again take up
arms against Caesar, viii. 7; but are compelled to submit and sue for
pardon
Bergea
a city of Macedonia, now called Veria
Berones
see Retones
Bessi
a people of Thrace, Bessarabia; they make part of Pompey's
army, C. iii. 4
Bethuria
a region of Hispania Lusitanica, Estremadura
Bibracte
a town of Burgundy, now called Autun, the capital of the
Aedui; Caesar, distressed for want of corn, marches thither to obtain a
supply, G. i. 23
Bibrax
a town of Rheims, Braine, or Bresne; attacked with great
fury by the confederate Belgians, G. ii. 6
Bibroci
a people of Britain; according to Camden, the hundred of
Bray, in Berkshire; they send ambassadors to Caesar to sue for peace,
G. v. 21
Bibulus
burns thirty of Caesar's ships, C. iii. 8; his hatred of
Caesar, ibid. 8, 16; his cruelty towards the prisoners that fell into
his hands, ibid. 14; his death, ibid. 18; death of his two sons, ibid. 110
Bigerriones
a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now called Bigorre, in Gascony; they surrender and give hostages to Crassus, G.
iii. 27
Bithynia
a country of Asia Minor, adjoining to Troas, over against
Thrace, Becsangial
Bit:uriges
a people of Guienne, in France, of the country of Berry; they join with the Arverni in the general defection under
Vercingetorix, G. vii. 5
Boeotia
a country in Greece; separated from Attica by Mount Citheron.
It had formerly several other names and was famous for its capital,
Thebes; it is now called Stramulipa
Boii
an ancient people of Germany who, passing the Rhine, settled in
Gaul, the Bourbonnois; they join with the Helvetians in their
expedition against Gaul, G. i. 5; attack the Romans in flank, ibid.
25; Caesar allows them to settle among the Aeduans, ibid. 28
Borani
an ancient people of Germany, supposed by some to be the same
as the Burii
Bosphorani
a people bordering upon the Euxine Sea, the Tartars
Bosphorus
two straits of the sea so called, one Bosphorus Thracius,
now the Straits of Constantinople; the other Bosphorus Climerius, now
the Straits of Caffa
Brannovices
the people of Morienne, in France
Brannovii furnished their contingent to the relief of Alesia
C. vii. 75
Bratuspantium
a city of Gaul, belonging to the Bellov[)a]ci, Beauvais; it submits, and obtains pardon from Caesar, G. ii. 13
Bridge built by Caesar over the Rhine described
G. iv. 7
Britannia
Caesar's expedition thither, G. iv. 20; description of the
coast, 23; the Romans land in spite of the vigorous opposition of the
islanders, 26; the Britons send ambassadors to Caesar to desire a peace,
which they obtain on delivery of hostages, 27; they break the peace on
hearing that Caesar's fleet was destroyed by a storm, and set upon the
Roman foragers, 30; their manner of fighting in chariots; they fall upon
the Roman camp, but are repulsed, and petition again for peace, which
Caesar grants them, 33-35; Caesar passes over into their island a second
time, v. 8; drives them from the woods where they had taken refuge, 9;
describes their manners and way of living, 12; defeats them in several
encounters, 15-21; grants them a peace, on their giving hostages, and
agreeing to pay a yearly tribute, 22
Brundusium
a city of Italy, Brindisi. By the Greeks it was called
[Greek: Brentesion], which in the Messapian language signified a stag's
head, from the resemblance which its different harbours and creeks bore
to that object; Pompey retires thither with his forces, C. i. 24; Caesar
lays siege to it, 26; Pompey escapes from it by sea, upon which it
immediately surrenders to Caesar, 28; Libo blocks up the port with a
fleet, C. iii. 24; but by the valour of Antony is obliged to retire, ibid.
Brutii
a people of Italy, the Calabrians. They were said to be
runaway slaves and shepherds of the Lucanians, who, after concealing
themselves for a time, became at last numerous enough to attack their
masters, and succeeded at length in gaining their independence. Their
very name is said to indicate that they were revolted slaves: [Greek:
Brettious gar kalousi apostatas], says Strabo, speaking of the Lucanians
Brutus
appointed to command the fleet in the war against the people
of Vannes, G. iii. 11; engages and defeats at sea the Venetians, 14; and
also the people of Marseilles, C. i. 58; engages them a second time with
the same good fortune, ii. 3
Bullis
a town in Macedonia, unknown; it sends ambassadors to Caesar
with an offer of submission, C. iii. 12
Buthrotum
a city of Epirus, Butrinto, or Botronto
Byzantium
an ancient city of Thrace, called at different times Ligos,
Nova Roma, and now Constantinople
Cabillonum
a city of ancient Gaul, Chalons sur Sa[^o]ne
Cadetes
a people of Gaul, unknown
Cadurci
a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Quercy
Caeraesi
a people of Belgic Gaul, inhabiting the country round Namur;
they join in the general confederacy of Belgium against Caesar, G. i. 4
Caesar
hastens towards Gaul, C. i. 7; refuses the Helvetians a passage
through the Roman province, ibid.; his answer to their ambassadors,
14; defeats and sends them back into their own country, 25-27; sends
ambassadors to Ariovistus, 34; calls a council of war: his speech, 40;
begins his march, 41; his speech to Ariovistus, 43; totally routs the
Germans, and obliges them to repass the Rhine, 53; his war with the
Belgians, ii. 2; reduces the Suessi[)o]nes and Bellov[)a]ci, 12, 13; his
prodigious slaughter of the Nervians, 20-27; obliges the Atuatici to
submit, 32; prepares for the war against the Venetians, iii. 9; defeats
them in a naval engagement, and totally subdues them, 14, 15; is obliged
to put his army into winter quarters, before he can complete the
reduction of the Menapians and Morini, 29; marches to find out the
Germans; his answer to their ambassadors, iv. 8; attacks them in their
camp and routs them, 14, 15; crosses the Rhine, and returns to Gaul, 17
— 19; his expedition into Britain described, 22; refits his navy, 31;
comes to the assistance of his foragers whom the Britons had attacked,
34; returns to Gaul, 36; gives orders for building a navy, v. 1; his
preparations for a second expedition into Britain, 2; marches into the
country of Treves to prevent a rebellion, 3; marches to Port Itius, and
invites all the princes of Gaul to meet him there, 5; sets sail for
Britain, 8; describes the country and customs of the inhabitants, 12;
fords the river Thames, and puts Cassivellaunus, the leader of the
Britons, to flight, 18; imposes a tribute upon the Britons and returns
into Gaul, 23; routs the Nervians, and relieves Cicero, 51; resolves to
winter in Gaul, 53; his second expedition into Germany, vi. 9; his
description of the manners of the Gauls and Germans, 13; his return into
Gaul, and vigorous prosecution of the war against Ambiorix, 27; crosses
the mountains of the Cevennes in the midst of winter, and arrives at
Auvergne, which submits, vii. 8; takes and sacks Genabum, 11; takes
Noviodunum, and marches from thence to Avaricum, 12; his works before
Alesia, 69; withstands all the attacks of the Gauls, and obliges the
place to surrender, 89; marches into the country of the Biturigians, and
compels them to submit, viii. 2; demands Guturvatus, who is delivered up
and put to death, 38; marches to besiege Uxellodunum, 39; cuts off the
hands of the besieged at Uxellodunum, 44; marches to Corfinium, and
besieges it, C. i. 16, which in a short time surrenders, 22; he marches
through Abruzzo, and great part of the kingdom of Naples, 23; his
arrival at Brundusium, and blockade of the haven, 24; commits the siege
of Marseilles to the case of Brutus and Trebonius, 36; his expedition to
Spain, 37; his speech to Afranius, 85; comes to Marseilles, which
surrenders. C. ii. 22; takes Oricum, iii. 8; marches to Dyrrhachium to
cut off Pompey's communication with that place, 41; sends Canuleius into
Epirus for corn, 42; besieges Pompey in his camp, his reasons for it,
43; encloses Pompey's works within his fortifications: a skirmish
between them, 45; his army reduced to great straits for want of
provisions, 47; offers Pompey battle, which he declines, 56; sends
Clodius to Scipio, to treat about a peace, whose endeavours prove
ineffectual, 57; joins Domitius, storms and takes the town of Gomphis in
Thessaly, in four hours' time, 80; gains a complete victory over Pompey
in the battle of Pharsalia, 93; summons Ptolemy and Cleopatra to attend
him, 107; burns the Alexandrian fleet, 111
Caesarea
the chief city of Cappadocia
Caesia Sylva
the Caesian Forest, supposed to be a part of the
Hercynian Forest, about the duchy of Cleves and Westphalia
Calagurritani
a people of Hispania Tarraconensis, inhabiting the
province of Calahorra; send ambassadors to Caesar with an offer of
submission, C. i. 60
Caletes
an ancient people of Belgic Gaul, inhabiting the country
called Le Pais de Caulx, in Normandy, betwixt the Seine and the sea;
they furnish ten thousand men in the general revolt of Belgium, G. ii. 4
Calydon
a city of Aetolia, Ayton, C. iii. 35
Camerinum
a city of Umbria, in Italy, Camarino
Campania
the most pleasant part of Italy, in the kingdom of
Naples, now called Terra di Lavoro
Campi Canini
a place in the Milanese, in Italy, not far from
Belizona
Campi Catalaunici
supposed to be the large plain which begins about two
miles from Chalons sur Marne
Camulogenus
appointed commander-in-chief by the Parisians, G.
vii. 57; obliges Labienus to decamp from before Paris, ibid.; is
slain, 62
Cadavia
a country of Macedonia, Canovia
Caninefates
an ancient people of the lower part of Germany, near
Batavia, occupying the country in which Gorckum, on the Maese, in South
Holland, now is
Caninius sets Duracius at liberty
who had been shut up in Limonum by
Dumnacus, G. viii. 26; pursues Drapes, 30; lays siege to Uxellodunum, 33
Cantabri
the Cantabrians, an ancient warlike people of Spain,
properly of the provinces of Guipuscoa and Biscay; they are obliged
by Afranius to furnish a supply of troops, C. i. 38
Cantium
a part of England, the county of Kent
Canusium
a city of Apulia, in Italy, Canosa. The splendid
remains of antiquity discovered among the ruins of Canosa, together with
its coins, establish the Grecian origin of the place
Cappadocia
a large country in Asia Minor, upon the Euxine Sea
Caprea
Capri, an island on the coast of Campania
Capua
Capha, a city in the kingdom of Naples, in the Provincia di
Lavoro
Carales
a city of Sardinia, Cagliari
Caralitani
the people of Cagliari, in Sardinia; they
declare against Pompey, and expel Cotta with his garrison, C. i. 30
Carcaso
a city of Gaul, Carcassone
Carmona
a town of Hispania Baetica, Carmone; declares for Caesar,
and expels the enemy's garrison, C. ii. 19
Carni
an ancient people, inhabiting a part of Noricum, whose country is
still called Carniola
Carnutes
an ancient people of France, inhabiting the territory now
called Chartres; Caesar quarters some troops among them, G. ii. 35;
they openly assassinate Tasgetins, G. v. 25; send ambassadors to Caesar
and submit, vi. 4; offer to be the first in taking up alms against the
Romans, vii. 2; attack the Biturigians, but are dispersed and put to
flight by Caesar. viii. 5
Carpi
an ancient people near the Danube
Cassandrea
a city of Macedonia, Cassandria
Cassi
a people of ancient Britain, the hundred of Caishow, in Hertfordshire; they send ambassadors and submit to Caesar, G. v. 21
Caesilinum
a town in Italy, Castelluzzo
Cassivellaunus
chosen commander-in-chief of the confederate Britons, G.
v. 11; endeavours in vain to stop the course of Caesar's conquests, 18;
is obliged to submit, and accept Caesar's terms, 22
Cassius
Pompey's lieutenant, burns Caesar's fleet in Sicily, C. iii.
101
Castellum Menapiorum
Kessel, a town in Brabant, on the river Neerse,
not far from the Maese
Casticus
the son of Catam['a]ntaledes, solicited by Orgetorix to
invade the liberty of his country, G. i. 3
Castra Posthumiana
a town in Hispania Baetica, Castro el Rio
Castra Vetera
an ancient city in Lower Germany, in the duchy of Cleves;
some say where Santon, others where Byrthon now is
Castulonensis Saltus
a city of Hispania Tarraconensis, Castona la
Vieja
Cativulcus
takes up arms against the Romans at the instigation of
Indutiomarus, G. v. 24; poisons himself, vi. 31
Cato of Utica
the source of his hatred to Caesar, C. i. 4; made praetor
of Sicily, prepares for war, and abdicates his province, 30
Caturiges
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Embrun, or Ambrun, or Chagres; oppose Caesar's passage over the
Alps, G. i. 10
Cavalry
their institution and manner of fighting among the Germans, G.
i. 48, iv. 2
Cavarillus taken and brought before Caesar
G. vii. 62
Cavarinus
the Senones attempt to assassinate him, G. v. 54; Caesar
orders him to attend him with the cavalry of the Senones, vi. 5
Cebenna Mons
the mountains of the Cevennes, in Gaul, separating the
Helvians from Auvergne
Celeja
a city of Noricum Mediterraneum, now Cilley
Celtae
a people of Thrace, about the mountains of Rhodope and Haemus
Celtae
an ancient people of Gaul, in that part called Gallia Comata,
between the Garumna (Garonne) and Sequana (Seine), from whom that
country was likewise called Gallia Celtica. They were the most powerful
of the three great nations that inhabited Gaul, and are supposed to be
the original inhabitants of that extensive country. It is generally
supposed that they called themselves Gail, or Gael, out of which
name the Greeks formed their [Greek: Keltai], and the Romans Galli.
Some, however, deduce the name from the Gaelic "Ceilt," an inhabitant
of the forest
Celtiberi
an ancient people of Spain, descended from the Celtae,
who settled about the River Iberus, or Ebro, from whom the country was
called Celtiberia, now Arragon; Afranius obliges them to furnish a
supply of troops, C. i. 38
Celtillus
the father of Vercingetorix, assassinated by the Arverni, G.
vii. 4
Cenimagni
or Iceni, an ancient people of Britain, inhabiting the
counties of Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire
Cenis Mons
that part of the Alps which separates Savoy from Piedmont
Cenni
an ancient people of Celtic extraction
Cenomani
a people of Gallia Celtica, in the country now called Le
Manseau, adjoining to that of the Insubres
Centrones
an ancient people of Flanders, about the city of Courtray, dependent on the Nervians
Centrones
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of
Tarantaise
Cerauni Montes
Mountains of Epirus, Monti di Chimera
Cercina
an island on the coast of Africa, Chercara, Cercare
Cevennes
mountains of, Caesar passes them in the midst of winter,
though covered with snow six feet deep, G. vii. 8
Chara
a root which served to support Caesar's army in extreme
necessity, C. iii. 48; manner of preparing it, ibid.
Chariots
manner of fighting with them among the Britons, G. iv. 33;
dexterity of the British charioteers, ibid.
Cherronesus
a peninsula of Africa, near Alexandria
Chersonesus Cimbrica
a peninsula on the Baltic, now Jutland,
part of Holstein, Ditmarsh, and Sleswic
Cherusci
a great and warlike people of ancient Germany, between the
Elbe and the Weser, about the country now called Mansfield, part of
the duchy of Brunswick, and the dioceses of Hildesheim and Halberstadt. The Cherusci, under the command of Arminius (Hermann),
lured the unfortunate Varus into the wilds of the Saltus Teutoburgiensis
(Tutinger Wold), where they massacred him and his whole army. They were
afterwards defeated by Germanicus, who, on his march through the forest
so fatal to his countrymen, found the bones of the legions where they
had been left to blanch by their barbarian conqueror. — See Tacitus's
account of the March of the Roman Legions through the German forests, Annals, b. i. c. 71
Cicero
Quintus, attacked in his winter quarters by Ambi[)o]rix, G. v.
39; informs Caesar of his distress, who marches to relieve him, 46;
attacked unexpectedly by the Sigambri, who are nevertheless obliged to
retire, vi. 36
Cimbri
the Jutlanders, a very ancient northern people, who inhabited
Chersonesus Cimbrica
Cingetorix
the leader of one of the factions among the Treviri,
and firmly attached to Caesar, G. v. 3; declared a public enemy, and his
goods confiscated by Indutiom[)a]rus, 56
Cingulum
a town of Pic[=e]num, in Italy, Cingoli
Cleopatra
engaged in a war with her brother Ptolemy, C. iii. 103
Clodius
sent by Caesar to Scipio, to treat about a peace, but without
effect, C. iii. 90
Cocasates
a people of Gaul, according to some the Bazadois
Caelius Rufus raises a sedition in Rome
C. iii. 20; is expelled that
city, then joins with Milo, 21; he is killed, 22
Coimbra
an ancient city of Portugal, once destroyed, but now
rebuilt, on the river Mendego
Colchis
a country in Asia, near Pontus, including the present Mingrelia and Georgia
Comana Pontica
a city of Asia Minor, Com, or, Tabachzan
Comana of Cappadocia
Arminacha
Comius
sent by Caesar into Britain to dispose the British states to
submit, G. iv. 21; persuades the Bellov[)a]ci to furnish their
contingent to the relief of Alesia, vii. 76; his distrust of the Romans,
occasioned by an attempt to assassinate him, viii. 23; harasses the
Romans greatly, and intercepts their convoys, 47; attacks Volusenus
Quadratus, and runs him through the thigh, 48; submits to Antony, on
condition of not appearing in the presence of any Roman, ibid.
Compsa
a city of Italy, Conza, or Consa
Concordia
an ancient city of the province of Triuli, in Italy, now in
ruins
Condrusi
or Condr[=u]s[=o]nes, an ancient people of Belgium,
dependent on the Treviri, whose country is now called Condrotz,
between Liege and Namur
Conetodunus
heads the Carnutes in their revolt from the Romans, and
the massacre at Genabum, G. vii. 3
Confluens Mosae et Rheni
the confluence of the Meuse and Rhine, or the
point where the Meuse joins the Vahalis, or Waal, which little river
branches out from the Rhine
Convictolitanis
a division on his account among the Aeduans, C. vii.
32; Caesar confirms his election to the supreme magistracy, 33; he
persuades Litavicus and his brothers to rebel, 37
Corcyra
an island of Epirus, Corfu
Corduba
a city of Hispania Baetica, Cordova; Caesar summons the
leading men of the several states of Spain to attend him there, C. ii.
19; transactions of that assembly, 21
Corfinium
a town belonging to the Peligni, in Italy, St.
Pelino, al. Penlina; Caesar lays siege to it, C. i. 16; and obliges
it to surrender, 24
Corinth
a famous and rich city of Achaia, in Greece, in the middle of
the Isthmus going into Peloponnesus
Corneliana Castra
a city of Africa, between Carthage and Utica
Correus
general of the Bellov[)a]ci, with six thousand foot, and a
thousand horse, lies in ambush for the Roman foragers, and attacks the
Roman cavalry with a small party, but is routed and killed, G. viii. 19
Corsica
a considerable island in the Mediterranean Sea, near
Sardinia, which still retains its name
Cosanum
a city of Calabria, in Italy, Cassano
Cotta
L. Aurunculeius, dissents from Sabinus in relation to the advice
given them by Ambiorix, G. v. 28; his behaviour when attacked by the
Gauls, 33; is slain, with the great part of his men, after a brave
resistance, 37
Cotuatus and Conetodunus
massacre all the Roman merchants at Genabum, G.
vii. 3
Cotus
a division on his account among the Aeduans, G. vii. 32; obliged
to desist from his pretensions to the supreme magistracy, 33
Crassus
P., his expedition into Aquitaine, G. iii. 20; reduces the
Sotiates, 22; and other states, obliging them to give hostages, 27
Crastinus
his character, and courage at the battle of Pharsalia, C.
iii. 91; where he is killed, 99
Cremona
an ancient city of Gallia Cisalpina, which retains its
name to this day, and is the metropolis of the Cremonese, in Italy
Crete
one of the noblest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, now called Candia
Critognatus
his extraordinary speech and proposal to the garrison of
Alesia, G. vii. 77
Curio
obliges Cato to abandon the defence of Cicily, C. i. 30; sails for
Africa, and successfully attacks Varus, ii. 25; his speech to revive the
courage of his men, 32; defeats Varus, 34; giving too easy credit to a
piece of false intelligence, is cut off with his whole army, 42
Curiosolitae
a people of Gaul, inhabiting Cornoualle, in Bretagne
Cyclades
islands in the Aegean Sea, L'Isole dell' Archipelago
Cyprus
an island in the Mediterranean Sea, between Syria and Cilicia, Cipro
Cyrene
an ancient and once a fine city of Africa, situate over
against Matapan, the most southern cape of Morea, Cairoan
Cyzicus
Atraki, formerly one of the largest cities of Asia Minor, in
an island of the same name, in the Black Sea
Dacia
an ancient country of Scythia, beyond the Danube, containing part
of Hungary, Transylvania, Walachia, and Moldavia
Dalmatia
a part of Illyricum, now called Sclavonia, lying between
Croatia, Bosnia, Servia, and the Adriatic Gulf
Danubius
the largest river in Europe, which rises in the Black
Forest, and after flowing through that country, Bavaria, Austria,
Hungary, Servia, Bulgaria, Moldavia, and Bessarabia, receiving in its
course a great number of noted rivers, some say sixty, and 120 minor
streams, falls into the Black or Euxine Sea, in two arms
Dardania
the ancient name of a country in Upper Moesia, which became
afterwards a part of Dacia; Rascia, and part of Servia
Decetia
a town in Gaul,Decise, on the Loire
Delphi
a city of Achaia, Delpho, al. Salona
Delta
a very considerable province of Egypt, at the mouth of the Nile, Errif
Diablintes
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country called Le
Perche; al. Diableres, in Bretagne; al. Lintes of Brabant; al. Lendoul, over against Britain
Divitiacus
the Aeduan, his attachment to the Romans and Caesar,
G. i. 19; Caesar, for his sake, pardons his brother Dumnorix, ibid.;
he complains to Caesar, in behalf of the rest of the Gauls, of the
cruelty of Ariovistus, 31; marches against the Bellov[)a]ci create a
diversion in favour of Caesar, ii. 10; intercedes for the Bellov[)a]ci,
and obtains their pardon from Caesar, 14; goes to Rome to implore aid of
the senate, but without effect, vi. 12
Domitius Ahenobarbus
besieged by Caesar in Corfinium, writes to Pompey
for assistance, C. i. 15; seized by his own troops, who offer to deliver
him up to Caesar, 20; Caesar's generous behaviour towards him, 23; he
enters Marseilles, and is entrusted with the supreme command, 36; is
defeated in a sea fight by Decimus Brutus, 58; escapes with great
difficulty a little before the surrender of Marseilles, ii. 22
Domitius Calvinus
sent by Caesar into Macedonia, comes very opportunely
to the relief of Cassius Longinus, C. iii. 34; gains several advantages
over Scipio, 32
Drapes
in conjunction with Luterius, seizes Uxellodunum, G. viii. 30;
his camp stormed, and himself made prisoner, 29; he starves himself, 44
Druids
priests so called, greatly esteemed in Gaul, and possessed of
many valuable privileges, G. vi. 13
Dubis
a river of Burgundy, Le Doux
Dumnacus besieges Duracius in Limonum
G. viii. 26; is defeated by
Fabius, 27
Dumnorix
the brother of Divitiacus, his character, G. i. 15;
persuades the noblemen of Gaul not to go with Caesar into Britain, v. 5;
deserts, and is killed for his obstinacy, 6
Duracius besieged in Limonum by Dumnacus
general of the Andes, G. viii.
26
Durocortorum
a city of Gaul, Rheims
Dyrrhachium
a city of Macedonia, Durazzo, Drazzi; Caesar
endeavours to enclose Pompey within his lines near that place, C. iii.
41
Eburones
an ancient people of Germany, inhabiting part of the
country, now the bishopric of Liege, and the county of Namur. Caesar
takes severe vengeance on them for their perfidy, G. vi. 34, 35
Eburovices
a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Evreux, in Normandy; they massacre their senate, and join with
Viridovix, G. iii. 17
Egypt
see Aegypt
Elaver
a river of Gaul, the Allier
Eleuteti Cadurci
a branch of the Cadurci, in Aquitania. They are
called in many editions Eleutheri Cadurci, but incorrectly, since
Eleutheri is a term of Greek origin, and besides could hardly be applied
to a Gallic tribe like the Eleuteti, who, in place of being free [Greek:
eleutheroi], seem to have been clients of the Arverni; they furnish
troops to the relief of Alesia, G. vii. 75
Elis
a city of Peloponnesus, Belvidere
Elusates
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Euse, in Gascony
Ephesus
an ancient and celebrated city of Asia Minor, Efeso; the
temple of Diana there in danger of being stripped, G. iii. 32
Epidaurus
a maritime city of Dalmatia, Ragusa
Epirus
a country in Greece, between Macedonia, Achaia, and the
Ionian Sea, by some now called Albania inferior
Eporedorix
treacherously revolts from Caesar, G. vii. 54
Essui
a people of Gaul; the word seems to be a corruption from Aedui,
C. v. 24
Etesian winds detain Caesar at Alexandria
which involves him in a new
war, C. iii. 107
Eusubii
corrupted from Unelli, or Lexovii, properly the people of Lisieux, in Normandy
Fabius
C., one of Caesar's lieutenants, sent into Spain, with three
legions, C. i. 37; builds two bridges over the Segre for the convenience
of foraging, 40
Fanum
a city of Umbria in Italy, Fano, C. i. 11
Fortune
her wonderful power and influence on matters of war, G. vi. 30
Faesulae
Fiesoli, an ancient city of Italy, in the duchy of Florence,
anciently one of the twelve considerable cities of Etruria.
Flavum
anciently reckoned the eastern mouth of the Rhine, now called
the Ulie, and is a passage out of the Zuyder Sea into the North Sea
Gabali
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country of Givaudan. Their chief city was Anduitum, now Mende, G. vii. 64; they
join the general confederacy of Vercingetorix, and give hostages to
Luterius, G. vii. 7
Gaditani
the people of Gades, C. ii. 18
Galatia
a country in Asia Minor, lying between Cappadocia, Pontus,
and Paphlagonia, now called Chiangare
Galba Sergius
sent against the Nantuates, Veragrians, and Seduni, G.
iii. 1; the barbarians attack his camp unexpectedly, but are repulsed
with great loss, iii. 6
Galli
the Gauls, the people of ancient Gaul, now France; their
country preferable to that of the Germans, G. i. 31; their manner of
attacking towns, ii.6; of greater stature than the Romans, 30; quick and
hasty in their resolves, iii.8; forward in undertaking wars, but soon
fainting under misfortunes, 19; their manners, chiefs, druids,
discipline, cavalry, religion, origin, marriages, and funerals, vi.13;
their country geographically described, i.1
Gallia
the ancient and renowned country of Gaul, now France. It
was divided by the Romans into —
Gallia Cisalpina
Tonsa, or Togata, now Lombardy, between the Alps and
the river Rubicon: and —
Gallia Transalpina
or Com[=a]ta, comprehending France, Holland, the
Netherlands: and farther subdivided into —
Gallia Belgica
now a part of Lower Germany, and the Netherlands,
with Picardy; divided by Augustus into Belgica and Germania and the
latter into Prima and Secunda
Gallia Celtica
now France properly so called, divided by Augustus
into Lugdun[=e]nsis, and Rothomagensis
Gallia Aquitanica
now Gascony; divided by Augustus into Prima,
Secunda, and Tertia: and —
Gallia Narbonensis
or Bracc[=a]ta, now Languedoc, Dauphiny, and Provence
Gallograecia
a country of Asia Minor, the same as Galatia
Garites
a people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now called Gavre,
Gavaraan
Garoceli
or Graioc[)e]li, an ancient people of Gaul, about Mount
Genis, or Mount Genevre others place them in the Val de Gorienne;
they oppose Caesar's passage over the Alps, G. i. 10
Garumna
the Garonne, one of the largest rivers of France, which,
rising in the Pyrenees, flows through Guienne, forms the vast Bay of
Garonne, and falls, by two mouths, into the British Seas. The Garonne is
navigable as far as Toulouse, and communicates with the Mediterranean
by means of the great canal, G. i. 1
Garumni
an ancient people of Gaul, in the neighbourhood of the Garonne, G. iii. 27
Geldura
a fortress of the Ubii, on the Rhine, not improbably the
present village of Gelb, on that river eleven German miles from
N[=e]us
Genabum
Orleans, an ancient town in Gaul, famous for the massacre
of the Roman citizens committed there by the Carn[=u]tes
Geneva
a city of Savoy, now a free republic, upon the borders of
Helvetia, where the Rhone issues from the Lake Lemanus, anciently a city
of the Allobr[)o]ges
Genusus
a river of Macedonia, uncertain
Gergovia
the name of two cities in ancient Gaul, the one belonging
to the Boii, the other to the Arverni. The latter was the only Gallic
city which baffled the attacks of Caesar
Gergovia of the Averni
Vercingetorix expelled thence by Gobanitio,
G. vii. 4; the Romans attacking it eagerly, are repulsed with great
slaughter, 50
Gergovia of the Boii
besieged in vain by Vercingetorix, G. vii. 9
Germania
Germany, one of the largest countries of Europe, and the
mother of those nations which, on the fall of the Roman empire,
conquered all the rest. The name appears to be derived from wer, war,
and man, a man, and signifies the country of warlike men
Germans
habituated from their infancy to arms, G. i. 36; their manner
of training their cavalry, 48; their superstition 50; defeated by
Caesar, 53; their manners, religion, vi. 23; their huge stature and
strength, G. i. 39
Getae
an ancient people of Scythia, who inhabited betwixt Moesia and
Dacia, on each side of the Danube. Some think their country the same
with the present Walachia, or Moldavia
Getulia
a province in the kingdom of Morocco, in Barbary
Gomphi
a town in Thessaly, Gonfi, refusing to open its gates to
Caesar, is stormed and taken, C. iii. 80
Gorduni
a people of Belgium, the ancient inhabitants of Ghent,
according to others of Courtray; they join with Ambiorix in his attack
of Cicero's camp, G. v. 39
Gotini
an ancient people of Germany, who were driven out of their
country by Maroboduus Graecia, Greece, a large part of Europe, called
by the Turks Rom[=e]lia, containing many countries, provinces, and
islands, once the nursery of arts, learning, and sciences
Graioceli
see Garoceli
Grudii
the inhabitants about Louvaine, or, according to some, about Bruges; they join with Ambiorix in his attack of Cicero's camp, G. v.
39
Gugerni
a people of ancient Germany, who dwelt on the right banks of
the Rhine, between the Ubii and the Batavi
Guttones
or Gyth[=o]nes, an ancient people of Germany, inhabiting
about the Vistula
Haemus
a mountain dividing Moesia and Thrace, Argentaro
Haliacmon
a river of Macedonia, uncertain; Scipio leaves Favonius with
orders to build a fort on that river, C. iii. 36
Harudes
or Har[=u]di, a people of Gallia Celtica, supposed to have
been originally Germans: and by some to have inhabited the country about Constance Helv[=e]tia, Switzerland, now divided into thirteen
cantons
Helvetii
the Helvetians, or Switzers, ancient inhabitants of the
country of Switzerland; the most warlike people of Gaul, G. i. 1;
their design of abandoning their own country, 2; attacked with
considerable loss near the river Sa[^o]ne, 12; vanquished and obliged to
return home by Caesar, 26
Helvii
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now possessed
by the Vivarois; Caesar marches into their territories, G. vii. 7
Heraclea
a city of Thrace, on the Euxine Sea, Pantiro
Heraclea Sentica
a town in Macedonia, Chesia
Hercynia Silva
the Hercinian Forest, the largest forest of ancient
Germany, being reckoned by Caesar to have been sixty days' journey in
length, and nine in breadth. Many parts of it have been since cut down,
and many are yet remaining; of which, among others, is that called the Black Forest; its prodigious extent, G. vi. 4
Hermanduri
an ancient people of Germany, particularly in the country
now called Misnia, in Upper Saxony; though they possessed a much
larger tract of land, according to some, all Bohemia
Herminius Mons
a mountain of Lusitania, Monte Arm[)i]no; according
to others, Monte della Strella
Heruli
an ancient northern people, who came first out of Scandavia,
but afterwards inhabited the country now called Mecklenburg in Lower
Saxony, towards the Baltic
Hibernia
Ireland, a considerable island to the west of Great Britain,
G. v. 13
Hispania
Spain, one of the most considerable kingdoms of Europe,
divided by the ancients into Tarraconensis, Baetica, and Lusitania. This
name appears to be derived from the Phoenician Saphan, a rabbit, vast
numbers of these animals being found there by the Phoenician colonists
Iberus
a river of Hispania Tarraconensis, the Ebro, C. i. 60
Iccius
or Itius Portus, a seaport town of ancient Gaul; Boulogne, or,
according to others, Calais
Igilium
an island in the Tuscan Sea, il Giglio, l'Isle du Lys
Iguvium
a city of Umbria in Italy, Gubio; it forsakes Pompey,
and submits to Caesar, C. i. 12
Illurgavonenses
a people of Hispania Tarraconensis, near the Iberus;
they submit to Caesar, and supply him with corn, C. i. 60
Illurgis
a town of Hispania Baetica, Illera
Indutiomarus
at the head of a considerable faction among the
Treviri, G. v. 3; endeavouring to make himself master of Labienus's
camp, is repulsed and slain, 53
Isara
the Is[`e]re, a river of France, which rises in Savoy, and
falls into the Rhone above Valance
Isauria
a province anciently of Asia Minor, now a part of Caramania, and subject to the Turks
Issa
(an island of the Adriatic Sea, Lissa), revolts from Caesar at
the instigation of Octavius, C. iii. 9
Ister
that part of the Danube which passed by Illyricum
Istria
a country now in Italy, under the Venetians, bordering on
Illyricum, so called from the river Ister
Istropolis
a city of Lower Moesia, near the south entrance of the
Danube, Prostraviza
Italia
Italy, one of the most famous countries in Europe, once
the seat of the Roman empire, now under several princes, and free
commonwealths
Italica
a city of Hispania Baetica, Servila la Veja; according
to others, Alcala del Rio; shuts its gates against Varro, C. ii. 20
Itius Portus
Caesar embarks there for Britain, G. v. 5
Ituraea
a country of Palestine, Sacar
Jacetani
or Lacet[=a]ni, a people of Spain, near the Pyrenean
Mountains; revolt from Afranius and submit to Caesar, C. i. 60
Jadertini
a people so called from their capital Jadera, a city of
Illyricum, Zara
Juba
king of Numidia, strongly attached to Pompey, C. ii. 25; advances
with a large army to the relief of Utica, 36; detaches a part of his
troops to sustain Sabura, 40; defeats Cario, ii. 42; his cruelty, ii. 44
Jura
a mountain in Gallia Belgica, which separated the Sequani from
the Helvetians, most of which is now called Mount St. Claude. The name
appears to be derived from the Celtic, jou-rag, which signifies the
"domain of God;" the boundary of the Helvetians towards the Sequani, G.
i. 2
Labienus
one of Caesar's lieutenants, is attacked in his camp, G. v.
58, vi. 6; his stratagem, G. vii. 60; battle with the Gauls, G. vii. 59;
is solicited by Caesar's enemies to join their party, G. viii. 52; built
the town of Cingulum, C. i. 15; swears to follow Pompey, C. iii. 13; his
dispute with Valerius about a peace, C. iii. 19; his cruelty towards
Caesar's followers, C. iii. 71; flatters Pompey, C. iii. 87
Lacus Benacus
Lago di Guardo, situated in the north of Italy,
between Verona, Brescia, and Trent
Lacus Lemanus
the lake upon which Geneva stands, formed by the River
Rhone, between Switzerland to the north, and Savoy to the south,
commonly called the Lake of Geneva, G. i. 2, 8
Larinates
the people of Larinum, a city of Italy, Larino; C. i. 23
Larissa
the principal city of Thessaly, a province of Macedonia, on the
river Peneo
Latini
the inhabitants of Latium, an ancient part of Italy,
whence the Latin tongue is so called
Latobrigi
a people of Gallia Belgica, between the Allobroges and
Helvetii, in the country called Lausanne; abandon their country, G. i.
5; return, G. i. 28; their number, G. i. 29
Lemnos
an island in the Aegean Sea, now called Stalimane
Lemovices
an ancient people of Gaul, le Limosin, G. vii. 4
Lemovices Armorici
the people of St. Paul de Leon
Lenium
a town in Lusitania, unknown
Lentulus Marcellinus
the quaestor, one of Caesar's followers, C.
iii. 62
Lentulus and Marcellus
the consuls, Caesar's enemies, G. viii. 50;
leave Rome through fear of Caesar, C. i. 14
Lenunculi
fishing-boats, C. ii. 43
Lepontii
a people of the Alps, near the valley of Leventini, G. iv.
10
Leuci
a people of Gallia Belgica, where now Lorrain is, well skilled in
darting. Their chief city is now called Toul, G. i. 40
Levaci
a people of Brabant, not far from Louvain, whose chief town
is now called Leew; dependants on the Nervii, G. v. 39
Lex
law of the Aedui respecting the election of magistrates, G. vii. 33
Lex
Julian law, C. ii. 14
Lex
the Pompeian law respecting bribery, C. iii. 1
Lex
two Caelian laws, C. iii. 20, 21
Lexovii
an ancient people of Gaul, Lisieux in Normandy, G. iii. 11,
17
Liberty of the Gauls
G. iii. 8; the desire of, G. v. 27; the sweetness
of, G. iii. 10; the incitement to, G. vii. 76; C. i. 47
Libo
praefect of Pompey's fleet, C. iii. 5; converses with Caesar at
Oricum, C. iii. 16; takes possession of the Island at Brundisium, C.
iii. 23; threatens the partisans of Caesar, C. iii. 24; withdraws from
Brundisium, ibid.
Liburni
an ancient people of Illyricum, inhabiting part of the present Croatia
Liger
or Ligeris, the Loire; one of the greatest and most celebrated
rivers of France, said to receive one hundred and twelve rivers in its
course; it rises in Velay, and falls into the Bay of Aquitain, below
Nantz, G. iii. 5
Liguria
a part of ancient Italy, extending from the Apennines to the
Tuscan Sea, containing Ferrara, and the territories of Genoa
Limo
or Lim[=o]num, a city of ancient Gaul, Poitiers
Lingones
a people of Gallia Belgica, inhabiting in and about Langres, in Champagne, G. i. 26, 40
Liscus
one of the Aedui, accuses Dumnorix to Caesar, G. i. 16, 17
Lissus
an ancient city of Macedonia, Alessio
Litavicus
one of the Aedui, G. vii. 37; his treachery and flight, G.
vii. 38
Lucani
an ancient people of Italy, inhabiting the country now called Basilicate
Luceria
an ancient city of Italy, Lucera
Lucretius Vespillo
one of Pompey's followers, C. iii. 7
Lucterius or Laterius
one of the Cadurci, vii. 5, 7
Lusitania
Portugal, a kingdom on the west of Spain, formerly a
part of it
Lusitanians
light-armed troops, C. i. 48
Lutetia
Paris, an ancient and famous city, now the capital of all
France, on the river Seine
Lygii
an ancient people of Upper Germany, who inhabited the country now
called Silesia, and on the borders of Poland
Macedonia
a large country, of great antiquity and fame,
containing several provinces, now under the Turks
Macedonian cavalry among Pompey's troops
C. iii. 4
Maeotis Palus
a vast lake in the north part of Scythia, now called Marbianco, or Mare della Tana. It is about six hundred miles in
compass, and the river Tanais disembogues itself into it
Magetobria
or Amagetobria, a city of Gaul, near which Ariovistus
defeated the combined forces of the Gauls. It is supposed to correspond
to the modern Moigte de Broie, near the village of Pontailler
Mandubii
an ancient people of Gaul, l'Anxois, in Burgundy; their
famine and misery, G. vii. 78
Mandubratius
a Briton, G. v. 20
Marcellus
Caesar's enemy, G. viii 53
Marcius Crispus
is sent for a protection to the inhabitants of Thabena
Marcomanni
a nation of the Suevi, whom Cluverius places between the
Rhine, the Danube and the Neckar; who settled, however, under
Maroboduus, in Bohemia and Moravia. The name Marcomanni signifies
border-men. Germans, G. i. 51
Marrucini
an ancient people of Italy, inhabiting the country now
called Abruzzo, C. i. 23; ii. 34
Mars
G. vi. 17
Marsi
an ancient people of Italy inhabiting the country now called Ducato de Marsi, C. ii. 27
Massilia
Marseilles, a large and flourishing city of Provence, in
France, on the Mediterranean, said to be very ancient, and, according to
some, built by the Phoenicians, but as Justin will have it, by the
Phocaeans, in the time of Tarquinius, king of Rome
Massilienses
the inhabitants of Marseilles, C. i. 34-36
Matisco
an ancient city of Gaul, Mascon, G. vii. 90
Matrona
a river in Gaul, the Marne, G. i. 1
Mauritania
Barbary, an extensive region of Africa, divided into M.
Caesariensis, Tingitana, and Sitofensis
Mediomatrices
a people of Lorrain, on the Moselle, about the city of Mentz, G. iv. 10
Mediterranean Sea
the first discovered sea in the world, still very
famous, and much frequented, which breaks in from the Atlantic Ocean,
between Spain and Africa, by the straits of Gibraltar, or Hercules'
Pillar, the ne plus ultra of the ancients
Meldae
according to some the people of Meaux; but more probably
corrupted from Belgae
Melodunum
an ancient city of Gaul, upon the Seine, above Paris, Melun, G. vii. 58, 60
Menapii
an ancient people of Gallia Belgica, who inhabited on both
sides of the Rhine. Some take them for the inhabitants of Cleves, and
others of Antwerp, Ghent, etc., G. ii. 4; iii. 9
Menedemus
C. iii. 34
Mercurius
G. v. 17
Mesopotamia
a large country in the middle of Asia, between the
Tigris and the Euphrates, Diarbeck
Messana
an ancient and celebrated city of Sicily, still known by the
name of Messina, C. iii. 101
Metaurus
a river of Umbria, now called Metoro, in the duchy of
Urbino
Metiosedum
an ancient city of Gaul, on the Seine, below Paris, Corbeil, G. vii. 61
Metropolis
a city of Thessaly, between Pharsalus and Gomphi, C.
iii. 11
Milo
C. iii. 21
Minerva
G. vi. 12
Minutius Rufus
C. iii. 7
Mitylene
a city of Lesbos, Metelin
Moesia
a country of Europe, and a province of the ancient Illyricum,
bordering on Pannonia, divided into the Upper, containing Bosnia and Servia, and the Lower, called Bulgaria
Mona
in Caesar, the Isle of Man; in Ptolemy, Anglesey, G. v. 13
Morini
an ancient people of the Low Countries, who probably
inhabited on the present coast of Bologne, on the confines of Picardy and Artois, because Caesar observes that from their country
was the nearest passage to Britain, G. ii. 4
Moritasgus
G. v. 54
Mosa
the Maess, or Meuse, a large river of Gallia Belgica, which
falls into the German Ocean below the Briel, G. iv. 10
Mosella
the Moselle, a river which, running through Lorrain, passes
by Triers and falls unto the Rhine at Coblentz, famous for the vines
growing in the neighbourhood of it
Mysia
a country of Asia Minor, not far from the Hellespont, divided
Into Major and Minor
Nabathaei
an ancient people of Arabia, uncertain
Nannetes
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country about Nantes, G. iii. 9
Nantuates
an ancient people of the north part of Savoy, whose
country is now called Le Chablais, G. iii. 1
Narbo
Narbonne, an ancient Roman city in Languedoc, in France, said
to be built a hundred and thirty-eight years before the birth of Christ,
G. iii. 20
Narisci
the ancient people of the country now called Nortgow, in
Germany, the capital of which is the famous city of Nuremburg
Nasua
the brother of Cimberius, and commander of the hundred cantons of
the Suevi, who encamped on the banks of the Rhine with the intention of
crossing that river, G. i. 37
Naupactus
an ancient and considerable city of Aetolia, now called Lepanto, C. iii. 35
Nemetes
a people of ancient Germany, about the city of Spire, on the
Rhine, G. i. 51
Nemetocenna
a town of Belgium, not known for certain; according to
some, Arras, G. viii, 47
Neocaesarea
the capital of Ponts, on the river Licus, now called Tocat
Nervii
an ancient people of Gallia Belgica, thought to have dwelt in
the now diocese of Cambray. They attacked Caesar on his march, and
fought until they were almost annihilated, G. ii. 17
Nessus
or Nestus, a river is Thrace, Nesto Nicaea, a city of
Bithynia, now called Isnick, famous for the first general council,
anno 324, against Arianism
Nitobriges
an ancient people of Gaul, whose territory lay on
either side of the Garonne, and corresponded to the modern Agennois, in
the department of Lot-et-Garonne. Their capital was Agrimum, now Agen, G. vii. 7, 31, 46, 75
Noreia
a city on the borders of Illyricum, in the province of Styria,
near the modern village of Newmarket, about nine German miles from
Aquileia, G. i. 5
Noricae Alpes
that part of the Alps which were in, or bordering
upon, Noricum
Noricum
anciently a large country, and now comprehending a great
part of Austria, Styria, Carinthia, part of Tyrol, Bavaria, etc.,
and divided into Noricum Mediterraneum and Ripense. It was first
conquered by the Romans under Tiberius, in the reign of Augustus, and
was celebrated for its mineral treasures, especially iron
Noviodunum Belgarum
an ancient city of Belgic Gaul, now
called Noyon
Noviodunum Biturigum
Neuvy, or Neufvy, G. vii. 12
Noviodunum Aeduorum
Nevers, G. vii. 55
Noviodunum Suessionum
Soissons, al. Noyon, G. ii. 12
Noviomagum
Spire, an ancient city of Germany, in the now
upper circle of the Rhine, and on that river
Numantia
a celebrated city of ancient Spain, famous for a gallant
resistance against the Romans, in a siege of fourteen years; Almasan
Numeius
G. i. 7
Numidae
the inhabitants of, G. ii. 7
Numidia
an ancient and celebrated kingdom of Africa, bordering on
Mauritania; Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli, etc.
Nymphaeum
a promontory of Illyricum, exposed to the south wind, and
distant about three miles from Lissus, Alessio, C. iii. 26
Ocelum
a town situated among the Cottian Alps, Usseau in Piedmont,
G. i. 10
Octavius
C. iii. 9
Octodurus
a town belonging to the Veragrians, among the Pennine
Alps, now Martigny in the Valois, G. iii. 1 Octog[=e]sa, a city of
Hispania Tarraconensis, Mequinenza, C. i. 61
Ollovico
G. vii. 31
Orchomenus
a town in Boeotia, Orcomeno, C. iii. 5 5
Orcynia
the name given by Greek writers to the Hercynian forest
Orgetorix
G. i. 2, 3
Oricum
a town in Epirus, Orco, or Orcha, C. iii. 11, 12
Oscenses
the people of Osca, a town in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Huescar, C. i. 60
Osismii
an ancient people of Gaul, one of the Gentes Armoricae.
Their country occupied part of Neodron Brittany; capital Vorganium,
afterwards Osismii, and now Korbez. In this territory also stood
Brivatas Portus, now Brest, G. i. 34
Otacilii
C. iii. 28
Padua
the Po, the largest river in Italy, which rises in Piedmont,
and dividing Lombardy into two parts, falls into the Adriatic Sea, by
many mouths; south of Venice
Paemani
an ancient people of Gallia Belgica; according to some,
those of Luxemburg; according to others, the people of Pemont, near
the Black Forest, in part of the modern Lugen, G. ii. 4
Palaeste
a town in Epirus, near Oricurn
Pannonia
a very large country in the ancient division of Europe,
divided into the Upper and Lower, and comprehended betwixt Illyricum,
the Danube, and the mountains Cethi
Parisii
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country now
called the Isle of France. Their capital was Lutetia, afterwards
Parisii, now Paris, G. vi. 3
Parthia
a country in Asia, lying between Media, Caramania, and
the Hyreanian Sea
Parthians at war with Rome
C. iii. 31
Parthini
a people of Macedonia; their chief city taken by storm,
C. iii. 41
Peligni
a people of Italy in Abruzzo, C. i. 15
Peloponnesus
the Morea, a famous, large, and fruitful
peninsula of Greece, now belonging to the Venetians
Pelusium
an ancient and celebrated city of Egypt, Belbais;
Pompey goes to it, C. iii. 103; taken by Mithridates
Pergamus
an ancient and famous city of Mysia, Pergamo
Perinthus
a city of Thrace, about a day's journey west of
Constantinople, now in a decaying condition, and called Heraclea
Persia
one of the largest, most ancient and celebrated kingdoms
of Asia
Petra
an ancient city of Macedonia, uncertain
Petreius
one of Pompey's lieutenants, C. i. 38
Petrogorii
a country in Gaul, east of the mouth of the
Garumna; their chief city was Vesuna, afterwards Petrocorii, now Perigueux, the capital of Perigord
Peucini
the inhabitants of the islands of Peuce, in one of the
mouths of the Danube
Pharsalia
a part of Thessaly, famous for the battle between
Caesar and Pompey, which decided the fate of the Roman commonwealth
Pharus
an isle facing the port of Alexandria in ancient Egypt; Farion
Phasis
a large river in Colchis, now called Fasso, which flows into
the Euxine Sea
Philippi
a city of Macedonia, on the confines of Thrace, Filippo
Philippopolis
a city of Thrace, near the river Hebrus, Filippopoli
Phrygia
two countries in Asia Minor, one called Major, the other
Minor
Picenum
an ancient district of Italy, lying eastward of Umbria; the March of Ancona; according to others, Piscara
Picti
Picts, an ancient barbarous northern people, who by
inter-marriages became, in course of time, one nation with the Scots; but
are originally supposed to have come out of Denmark or Scythia, to the
Isles of Orkney, and from thence into Scotland
Pictones
an ancient people of Gaul, along the southern bank of
the Liger, or Loire. Their capital was Limonum, afterwards Pictones, now Paitross, in the department de la Vienne, G. iii. 11
Pirustae
an ancient people of Dalmatia, Illyricum, on the confines
of Pannonia. They are the same as the Pyraci of Pliny (H. N. iii. 22),
G. v. i
Pisaurum
a city of Umbria in Italy, Pisaro
Piso
an Aquitanian, slain, G. iv. 12
Placentia
an ancient city of Gallia Cisalpina, near the Po, now the
metropolis of the duchy of Piacenza, which name it also bears
Pleumosi
an ancient people of Gallia Belgica, subject to the
Nervians, and inhabiting near Tournay
Pompey
at first friendly to Caesar, G. vi. 1; subsequently estranged,
G. viii. 53; could not bear an equal his authority, power, and
influence, C. i. 61; sends ambassadors to Caesar, C. i. 8, 10; always
received great respect from Caesar, C. i. 8; Caesar desires to bring him
to an engagement, C. iii. 66; his unfortunate flight, C. iii. 15, 94,
102; his death, C. iii. 6, 7.
Pomponius
C. iii. 101
Pontus Euxinus
the Euxine, or Black Sea, from the Aegean along
the Hellespont, to the Maeotic Lake, between Europe and Asia
Posthumiana Castra
an ancient town in Hispania Baetica, now
called Castro el Rio
Pothinus
king Ptolemy's tutor, C. iii. 108; his death, C. iii. 112
Praeciani
an ancient people of Gaul, Precius; they surrendered to the
Romans, G. iii. 27
Provincia Romana
or Romanorum, one of the southern provinces of
France, the first the Romans conquered and brought into the form of a
province, whence it obtained its name; which it still in some degree
retains, being called at this day Provence. It extended from the
Pyrenees to the Alps, along the coast. Provence is only part of the
ancient Provincia, which in its full extent included the departments of
Pyr['e]n['e]es-Orientales, l'Arri[`e]ge, Aude[**Note: misprint "Ande" in
the original], Haute Garonne, Tarn, Herault, Gard, Vaucluse, Bouches-du-
Rh[^o]ne, Var, Basses-Alpes, Hautes-Alpes, La Dr[^o]me, l'Is[`e]re,
l'Ain
Prusa
or Prusas, Bursa, a city of Bithynia, at the foot of Olympus,
built by Hannibal
Ptolemaeius
Caesar interferes between him and Cleopatra, C. iii. 107;
his father's will, C. iii. 108; Caesar takes the royal youth into his
power, C. iii. 109
Ptolemais
an ancient city of Africa, St. Jean d'Acre
Publius Attius Varus
one of Pompey's generals, C. ii. 23 Pyrenaei
Montes, the Pyrenees, or Pyrenean mountains, one of the largest
chains of mountains in Europe, which divide Spain from France, running
from east to west eighty-five leagues in length. The name is derived
from the Celtic Pyren or Pyrn, a high mountain, hence also Brenner,
in the Tyrol
Ravenna
a very ancient city of Italy, near the coast of the Adriatic
Gulf, which still retains its ancient name. In the decline of the Roman
empire, it was sometimes the seat of the emperors of the West; as it was
likewise of the Visi-Gothic kingdom, C. i. 5
Rauraci
a people of ancient Germany, near the Helvetii, who
inhabited near where Basle in Switzerland now is; they unite with the
Helvetii, and leave home, G. i. 5, 29
Rebilus
one of Caesar's lieutenants, a man of great military
experience, C. ii. 34
Remi
the people of Rheims, a very ancient, fine, and populous city of
France, in the province of Champagne, on the river Vesle; surrender to
Caesar, G. ii. 3; their influence and power with Caesar, G. v. 54; vi.
64; they fall into an ambuscade of the Bellovaci, G. viii. 12
Rh-edones
an ancient people of Gaul inhabiting about Rennes, in
Bretagne; they surrender to the Romans, G. ii. 34
Rhaetia
the country of the Grisons, on the Alps, near the Hercynian
Forest
Rhenus
the Rhine, a large and famous river in Germany, which it
formerly divided from Gaul. It springs out of the Rhaetian Alps, in the
western borders of Switzerland, and the northern of the Grisons, from
two springs which unite near Coire, and falls into the Meuse and the
German Ocean, by two mouths, whence Virgil calls it Rhenus bicornis. It
passes through Lacus Brigantinus, or the Lake of Constance, and Lacus
Acronius or the Lake of Zell, and then continues its westerly direction
to Basle (Basiliae). It then bends northward, and separates Germany from
France, and further down Germany from Belgium. At Schenk the Rhine sends
off its left-hand branch, the Vahalis (Waal), by a western course to
join the Mosa or Meuse. The Rhine then flows on a few miles, and again
separates into two branches — the one to the right called the Flevo, or
Felvus, or Flevum — now the Yssel, and the other called the Helium, now
the Leek. The latter joins the Mosa above Rotterdam. The Yssel was
first connected with the Rhine by the canal of Drusus. It passed through
the small lake of Flevo before reaching the sea which became expanded
into what is now called the Zuyder Zee by increase of water through the
Yssel from the Rhine. The whole course of the Rhine is nine hundred
miles, of which six hundred and thirty are navigable from Basle to the
sea. — G. iv. 10, 16, 17; vi. 9, etc.; description of it, G. iv. 10
Rhodanus
the Rhone, one of the most celebrated rivers of
France, which rises from a double spring in Mont de la Fourche, a part
of the Alps, on the borders of Switzerland, near the springs of the
Rhine. It passes through the Lacus Lemanus, Lake of Geneva, and flows
with a swift and rapid current in a southern direction into the Sinus
Gallicus, or Gulf of Lyons. Its whole course is about four hundred miles
Rhodope
a famous mountain of Thrace, now called Valiza
Rhodus
Rhodes, a celebrated island in the Mediterranean, upon the
coast of Asia Minor, over against Caria
Rhyndagus
a river of Mysia in Asia, which falls into the Propontis
Roma
Rome, once the seat of the Roman empire, and the capital of
the then known world, now the immediate capital of Camagna di Roma only,
on the river Tiber, and the papal seat; generally supposed to have been
built by Romulus, in the first year of the seventh Olympiad, B.C. 753
Roscillus and Aegus
brothers belonging to the Allobroges, revolt from
Caesar to Pompey, C. iii. 59
Roxol-ani
a people of Scythia Europaea, bordering upon the Alani;
their country, anciently called Roxolonia, is now Red Russia
Rut-eni
an ancient people of Gaul, to the north-west of the Volcae
Arecomici, occupying the district now called Le Rauergne. Their capital
was Segodunum, afterwards Ruteni, now Rhodes, G. i. 45; vii. 7, etc.
Sabis
the Sambre, a river of the Low Countries, which rises in
Picardy, and falls into the Meuse at Namur, G. ii. 16, 18; vi. 33
Sabura
general of king Juba, C. ii. 38; his stratagem against Curio, C.
ii. 40; his death, C. ii. 95
Sadales
the son of king Cotys, brings forces to Pompey, C. iii. 4
Salassii
an ancient city of Piedmont, whose chief town was where now Aosta is situate
Salluvii
Sallyes, a people of Gallia Narbonensis, about where Aix now is
Salona
an ancient city of Dalmatia, and a Roman colony; the place
where Dioclesian was born, and whither he retreated, after he had
resigned the imperial dignity
Salsus
a river of Hispania Baetica, Rio Salado, or Guadajos
Samar:obriva
Amiens, an ancient city of Gallia Belgica,
enlarged and beautified by the emperor Antoninus Pius, now Amicus, the
chief city of Picardy, on the river Somme; assembly of the, Gauls held
there, G. v. 24
Santones
the ancient inhabitants of Guienne, or Xantoigne, G.
i. 10
Sardinia
a large island in the Mediterranean, which in the
time of the Romans had forty-two cities, it now belongs to the Duke of
Savoy, with the title of king
Sarmatia
a very large northern country, divided into Sarmatia
Asiatica, containing Tartary, Petigora, Circassia, and the country of
the Morduitae; and Sarmatia Europaea, containing Russia, part of Poland, Prussia, and Lithuania
Savus
the Save, a large river which rises in Upper Carniola, and
falls into the Danube at Belgrade
Scaeva
one of Caesar's centurions, displays remarkable valour, C. iii.
5 3; his shield is pierced in two hundred and thirty places
Scaldis
the Scheld, a noted river in the Low Countries, which
rises in Picardy, and washing several of the principal cities of
Flanders and Brabant in its course, falls into the German Ocean by two
mouths, one retaining its own name, and the other called the Honte.
Its whole course does not exceed a hundred and twenty miles. G. vi. 33
Scandinavia
anciently a vast northern peninsula, containing what is
yet called Schonen, anciently Scania, belonging to Denmark; and part
of Sweden, Norway, and Lapland
Scipio
his opinion of Pompey and Caesar, C. i. 1, 21; his flight, C.
iii. 37
Sedulius
general of the Lemovices; his death, G. vii. 38
Seduni
a people of Gaul, to the south-east of the Lake of Geneva,
occupying the upper part of the Valais. Their chief town was Civitus
Sedunorum, now Sion, G. iii. i
Sedusii
an ancient people of Germany, on the borders of
Suabia, G. i. 51
Segni
an ancient German nation, neighbours of the Condrusi, Zulpich
Segontiaci
a people of ancient Britain, inhabiting about
Holshot, in Hampshire, G. v. 21
Segovia
a city of Hispania Baetica, Sagovia la Menos
Segusiani
a people of Gallia Celtica, about where Lionois
Forest is now situate
Senones
an ancient nation of the Celtae, inhabiting the country
about the Senonois, in Gaul
Sequana
the Seine, one of the principal rivers of France, which
rising in the duchy of Burgundy, not far from a town of the same name,
and running through Paris, and by Rouen, forms at Candebec a great arm
of the sea
Sequani
an ancient people of Gallia Belgica, inhabiting the country
now called the Franche Comt['e], or the Upper Burgundy; they bring
the Germans into Gaul, G. vi. 12; lose the chief power, ibid.
Servilius the consul
C. iii. 21
Sesuvii
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting about Seez;
they surrender to the Romans, G. ii. 34
Sextus Bibaculus
sick in the camp, G. vi. 38; fights bravely against
the enemy, ibid.
Sextus Caesar
C. ii. 20
Sextus
Quintilius Varus, qaestor, C. i. 23; C. ii. 28
Sibuzates
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting the country
around the Adour; they surrender to the Romans, G. iii. 27
Sicilia
Sicily, a large island in the Tyrrhene Sea, at the
south-west point of Italy, formerly called the storehouse of the Roman
empire, it was the first province the Romans possessed out of Italy,
C. i. 30
Sicoris
a river in Catalonia, the Segre
Sigambri
or S[)i]c[)a]mbri, an ancient people of Lower Germany,
between the Maese and the Rhine, where Cuelderland is; though by some
placed on the banks of the Maine, G. iv. 18
Silicensis
a river of Hispania Baetica, Rio de las Algamidas. Others
think it a corruption from Singuli
Sinuessa
a city of Campania, not far from the Save, an ancient Roman
colony, now in a ruinous condition; Rocca di Mondragon['e]
Soldurii
G. iii. 22
Sotiates
or Sontiates, an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting
the country about Aire; conquered by Caesar Aquillus, G. iii. 20, 21
Sparta
a city of Peloponnesus, now called Mucithra, said to be as
ancient as the days of the patriarch Jacob
Spoletium
Spoleto, a city of great antiquity, of Umbria, in Italy,
the capital of a duchy of the same name, on the river Tesino, where are
yet some stately ruins of ancient Roman and Gothic edifices
Statius Marcus
one of Caesar's lieutenants, C. iii. i 5
Suessiones
an ancient people of Gaul, les Soissanois; a
kindred tribe with the Remi, G. ii. 3; surrender to Caesar, G. iii. 13
Suevi
an ancient, great, and warlike people of Germany, who
possessed the greatest part of it, from the Rhine to the Elbe, but
afterwards removed from the northern parts, and settled about the
Danube; and some marched into Spain, where they established a kingdom,
the greatest nation in Germany, G. i. 37, 51, 54; hold a levy against
the Romans, G. iv. 19; the Germans say that not even the gods are a
match for them, G. iii. 7; the Ubii pay them tribute, G. iv. 4
Sulmo
an ancient city of Italy, Sulmona; its inhabitants declare
in favour of Caesar, C. i. 18
Sulpicius
one of Caesar's lieutenants, stationed among the Aedui, C. i.
74
Supplications
decreed in favour of Caesar on several occasions, G. ii.
15; ibid. 35; iv. 38
Suras
one of the Aeduan nobles, taken prisoner, G. viii. 45
Sylla
though a most merciless tyrant, left to the tribunes the right of
giving protection, C. i. 5, 73
Syracusae
Saragusa, once one of the noblest cities of Sicily, said
to have been built by Archias, a Corinthian, about seven hundred years
before Christ. The Romans besieged and took it during the second Punic
war, on which occasion the great Archimedes was killed
Syrtes
the Deserts of Barbary; also two dangerous sandy gulfs in
the Mediterranean, upon the coast of Barbary, in Africa, called the one
Syrtis Magna, now the Gulf of Sidra; the other Syrtis Parva, now the Gulf of Capes
Tamesis
the Thames, a celebrated and well-known river of Great
Britain; Caesar crosses it, G. v. 18
Tanais
the Don, a very large river in Scythia, dividing Asia from
Europe. It rises in the province of Resan, in Russia, and flowing
through Crim-Tartary, runs into the Maeotic Lake, near a city of the
same name, now in ruins
Tarbelli
a people of ancient Gaul, near the Pyrenees, inhabiting
about Ays and Bayonne, in the country of Labourd; they surrender
to Crassus, G. iii. 27
Tarcundarius Castor
assists Pompey with three hundred cavalry, C. iii.
4
Tarracina
an ancient city of Italy, which still retains the same
name
Tarraco
Tarragona, a city of Spain, which in ancient time gave
name to that part of it called Hispania Tarraconensis; by some said to
be built by the Scipios, though others say before the Roman conquest,
and that they only enlarged it. It stands on the mouth of the river
Tulcis, now el Fracoli, with a small haven on the Mediterranean; its
inhabitants desert to Caesar, C. i. 21, 60
Tarusates
an ancient people of Gaul, uncertain; according to
some, le Teursan; they surrender to the Romans, G. iii. 13, 23, 27
Tasgetius
chief of the Carnutes, slain by his countrymen, G. v.
25
Taurois
a fortress of the inhabitants of Massilia
Taurus
an island in the Adriatic Sea, unknown
Taurus Mons
the largest mountain in all Asia, extending from the Indian
to the Aegean Seas, called by different names in different countries,
viz., Imaus, Caucasus, Caspius, Cerausius, and in Scripture, Ar[)a]rat.
Herbert says it is fifty English miles over, and 1500 long
Taximagulus
one of the four kings or princes that reigned over Kent, G.
v. 22
Tectosages
a branch of the Volcae, G. vi. 24
Tegea
a city of Africa, unknown
Tenchtheri
a people of ancient Germany, bordering on the Rhine, near Overyssel; they and the Usip[)e]tes arrive at the banks of the Rhine,
iv. 4; cross that river by a stratagem, ibid.; are defeated with great
slaughter, ibid. 15
Tergeste
a Roman colony, its inhabitants in the north of Italy cut off
by an incursion, G. viii. 24
Terni
an ancient Roman colony, on the river Nare, twelve miles from
Spol[=e]tum
Teutomatus
king of the Nitobriges, G. vii. 31
Teutones
or Teutoni, an ancient people bordering on the Cimbri, the
common ancient name for all the Germans, whence they yet call themselves Teutsche, and their country Teutschland; they are repelled from the
territories of the Belgae, G. ii. 4
Thebae
Thebes, a city of Boeotia, in Greece, said to have been built by
Cadmus, destroyed by Alexander the Great, but rebuilt, and now known by
the name of Stives; occupied by Kalenus, C. iii. 55
Thermopylae
a famous pass on the great mountain Oeta, leading into
Phocis, in Achaia, now called Bocca di Lupa
Thessaly
a country of Greece, formerly a great part of Macedonia, now
called Janna; in conjunction with Aetolia, sends ambassadors to
Caesar, C. iii. 34; reduced by Caesar, ibid. 81
Thessalonica
a chief city of Macedonia, now called Salonichi
Thracia
a large country of Europe, eastward from Macedonia, commonly
called Romania, bounded by the Euxine and Aegean Seas
Thurii
or T[=u]r[=i]i, an ancient people of Italy, Torre
Brodogneto
Tigurinus Pagus
one of the four districts into which the Helvetii
were divided according to Caesar, the ancient inhabitants of the canton
of Zurich in Switzerland, cut to pieces by Caesar, G. i. 12
Titus Ampius
attempts sacrilege, but is prevented, C. iii. 105
Tolosa
Thoulouse, a city of Aquitaine, of great antiquity, the
capital of Languedoc, on the Garonne
Toxandri
an ancient people of the Low Countries, about Breda, and Gertruydenburgh; but according to some, of the diocese of Liege
Tralles
an ancient city of Lydia in, Asia Minor, Chara, C. iii. 105
Trebonius
one of Caesar's lieutenants, C. i. 36; torn down from the
tribunal, C. iii. 21; shows remarkable industry in repairing the works,
C. ii. 14; and humanity, C. iii. 20
Treviri
the people of Treves, or Triers, a very ancient city of
Lower Germany, on the Moselle, said to have been built by Trebetas, the
brother of Ninus. It was made a Roman colony in the time of Augustus,
and became afterwards the most famous city of Gallia Belgica. It was for
some time the seat of the western empire, but it is now only the seat of
the ecclesiastical elector named from it, G. i. 37; surpass the rest of
the Gauls in cavalry, G. ii. 24; solicit the Germans to assist them
against the Romans, G. v. 2, 55; their bravery, G. viii. 25; their
defeat, G. vi. 8, vii. 63
Triboci
or Tr[)i]b[)o]ces, a people of ancient Germany,
inhabiting the country of Alsace, G. i. 51
Tribunes of the soldiers and centurions desert to Caesar
C. i. 5
Tribunes of the people flee to Caesar
C. i. 5
Trinobantes
a people of ancient Britain, inhabitants of the counties
of Middlesex and Hertfordshire, G. v. 20
Troja
Troy, a city of Phrygia, in Asia Minor, near Mount Ida,
destroyed by the Greeks, after a ten years' siege
Tubero
is prevented by Attius Varus from landing on the African coast,
G. i. 31
Tulingi
an ancient people of Germany, who inhabited about where now Stulingen in Switzerland is; border on the Helvetii, G. i. 5
Tungri
an ancient people inhabiting about where Tongres, in Liege, now
is
Turones
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting about Tours
Tusci
or Hetrusci, the inhabitants of Tuscany, a very large and
considerable region of Italy, anciently called Tyrrh[=e]nia, and Etruria
Ubii
an ancient people of Lower Germany, who inhabited about where Cologne and the duchy of Juliers now are. They seek protection from
the Romans against the Suevi, G. iv. 3; tributary to the Suevi, ibid.;
declare in favour of Caesar, G. iv. 9, 14
Ulcilles Hirrus
one of Pompey's officers, C. i. 15
Ulla
or Ulia, a town in Hispania Baetica, in regard to whose situation
geographers are not agreed; some making it Monte Major, others Vaena, others Vilia
Umbria
a large country of Italy, on both sides of the Apennines
Unelli
an ancient people of Gaul, uncertain, G. ii. 34
Urbigenus
one of the cantons of the Helvetii, G. i. 27
Usipetes
an ancient people of Germany, who frequently changed their
habitation
Usita
a town unknown
Uxellodunum
a town in Gaul, whose situation is not known; according
to some, Ussoldun besieged and stormed, G. viii. 32
Vahalis
the Waal, the middle branch of the Rhine, which, passing
by Nim[)e]guen, falls into the Meuse, above Gorcum, G. iv. 10
Valerius Flaccus
one of Caesar's lieutenants, C. i. 30; his death, C.
iii. 5 3
Valetiacus
the brother of Cotus, G. vii. 32
Vangiones
an ancient people of Germany, about the city of Worms,
G. i. 51
Varenus
a centurion, his bravery, G. v. 44
Varro
one of Pompey's lieutenants, C. i. 38; his feelings towards
Caesar, C. ii. 17; his cohorts driven out by the inhabitants of Carmona,
C. ii. 19; his surrender, C. ii. 20
Varus
the Var, a river of Italy, that flows into the Mediterranean
Sea, C. i. 87
Varus
one of Pompey's lieutenants, is afraid to oppose Juba. C. ii. 44;
his flight, C. ii. 34
Vatinius
one of Caesar's followers, C. iii. 100
Velauni
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting about Velai
Vellaunodunum
a town in Gaul, about which geographers are much
divided; some making it Auxerre, others Chasteau Landon, others Villeneuve in Lorraine, others Veron. It surrenders, G. vii. 11
Velocasses
an ancient people of Normandy, about Rouen, G. ii. 4
Veneti
this name was anciently given as well to the Venetians as to the people of Vannes, in Bretagne, in Gaul, for which last it
stands in Caesar. They were powerful by sea, G. iii. 1; their senate is
put to death by Caesar, G. iii. 16; they are completely defeated, ibid. 15; and surrender, ibid. 16
Veragri
a people of Gallia Lugdunensls, whose chief town was Aguanum,
now St. Maurice, G. iii. 1
Verbigenus
or Urb[)i]g[)e]nus Pagus, a nation or canton of the
Helvetians, inhabiting the country in the neighbourhood of Orbe
Vercelli Campi
the Plains of Vercellae, famous for a victory the
Romans obtained there over the Cimbri. The city of that name is in
Piedmont on the river Sesia, on the borders of the duchy of Milan
Vercingetorix
the son of Celtillus, receives the title of king from his
followers, G. vii. 4; his plans, G. vii. 8; is accused of treachery, G.
vii. 20; his acts, G. vii. 8; surrenders to Caesar, G. vii. 82
Vergasillaunus
the Arvernian, one of the Gallic leaders, G. vii. 76;
taken prisoner, G. vii. 88
Vergobretus
the name given to the chief magistrate among the Aedui,
G. i. 16
Verudoctius
one of the Helvetian embassy who request
permission from Caesar to pass through the province, G. i. 7
Veromandui
a people of Gallia Belgica, whose country, now a part of
Picardy, is still called Vermandois
Verona
a city of Lombardy, the capital of a province of the same
name, on the river Adige, said to have been built by the Gauls two
hundred and eighty-two years before Christ. It has yet several remains
of antiquity
Vertico
one of the Nervii. He was in Cicero's camp when it was attacked
by the Eburones, and prevailed on a slave to carry a letter to Caesar
communicating that information, G. v. 49
Vertiscus
general of the Remi, G. viii. 12
Vesontio
Besan[,c]on, the capital of the Sequani, now the chief city
of Burgundy, G. i. 38
Vettones
a people of Spain, inhabiting the province of Estremadura, C. i. 38
Vibo
a town in Italy, not far from the Sicilian Straits, Bibona
Vibullius Rufus
one of Pompey's followers, C. i. 15
Vienna
a city of Narbonese Gaul, Vienne in Dauphiny, G. vii. 9
Vindelici
an ancient people of Germany, inhabitants of the country
of Vindelicia, otherwise called Raetia secunda
Viridomarus
a nobleman among the Aedui, G. vii. 38
Viridorix
king of the Unelli, G. iii. 17
Vistula
the Weichsel, a famous river of Poland, which rises in the
Carpathian mountains, in Upper Silesia, and falls into the Baltic, not
far from Dantzic, by three mouths
Visurgis
the Weser, a river of Lower Germany, which rises in
Franconia, and, among other places of note, passing by Bremen, falls
into the German Ocean, not far from the mouth of the Elbe, between that
and the Ems
Vocates
a people of Gaul, on the confines of the Lapurdenses, G.
iii. 23
Vocis
the king of the Norici, G. i. 58
Vocontii
an ancient people of Gaul, inhabiting about Die, in
Dauphiny, and Vaison in the county of Venisse
Vogesus Mons
the mountain of Vauge in Lorrain, or, according to
others, de Faucilles, G. iv. 10
Volcae Arecomici
and Tectosages, an ancient people of Gaul,
inhabiting the Upper and Lower Languedoc
Volcae
a powerful Gallic tribe, divided into two branches, the
Tectosages and Arecomici, G. vii. 7
Volcatius Tullus
one of Caesar's partisans, C. iii. 52